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From the Desk of George Friedman

The Origins of New US-Turkish Relations

George Friedman - October 14, 2019

For several years, there has been a significant shift underway in U.S. strategy toward the Middle East, where Washington has consistently sought to avoid...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Command of Space, Command of the Sea

George Friedman - October 10, 2019

In order to begin thinking about space-based warfare, we need to think about sea-based warfare. The best place to do that is in World...

Nixon and Trump: The Politics of Impeachment

George Friedman - October 8, 2019

The evolution of the American political system inevitably has an impact on the global system. If the United States shifts direction in even minor...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: War and a New Geopolitical Age

George Friedman - October 3, 2019

It is time to end this series of philosophical ruminations and turn instead to something that is at the center of geopolitics: war. The...

The People’s Republic of China at 70: Of Opium and 5G

George Friedman - October 1, 2019

China celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China today. It has been a great and terrible time for...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Enchantment and Geopolitics

George Friedman - September 26, 2019

The fundamental problem of geopolitical theory is simple: Why do soldiers choose to die for their country? Gen. George Patton famously told his troops...

Britain and the United States

George Friedman - September 24, 2019

The United States and Britain have agreed to sign a trade agreement by next July, The Sun newspaper reported on Monday. The accuracy of...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Enchantment and Disenchantment

George Friedman - September 19, 2019

Let me begin by saying I was stunned by the enormous number of letters we received in response to last week’s piece urging me...

US Military Options in Iran

George Friedman - September 17, 2019

The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery. Now the...

The Geopolitics of Iran’s Refinery Attack

George Friedman - September 16, 2019

A Yemeni rebel group aligned with Iran took credit for a drone attack against Saudi Arabia’s main oil refinery this weekend. The range, payload...

George Friedman’s Thoughts: Geopolitics and Philosophy

George Friedman - September 12, 2019

After last week’s piece on Aristotle’s four virtues, I received one reader response asking that I write on geopolitics rather than philosophy. One is...